Top-quality vendors from across the country, including the ‘tween clothing boutique, Bloom, that is owned by former JLD president Janie Fletcher, will provide a “unique and exclusive shopping experience,” according to JLD’s current leader, Cissie Megyesy.

“We are thrilled with the fresh direction” the mart is taking, Megyesy says. “Attendees will be supporting the JLD’s new focus, changing lives through literacy.” Money that the JLD raises at Holiday Mart and other events staged throughout the year provides financial and volunteer support to such JLD-sponsored programs as Read2Kids, which is offered at schools located in low-income neighborhoods of Denver.